"Tony Petitti, Sean McManus' right-hand man at CBS Sports, is about to be hired to run the MLB Channel, which launches early next year." - (Mr. Best credits John Ourand of SBJ for the scoop).
(Neil Best): "MLB has hired CBS Exec VP & Exec Producer Tony Petitti to run MLB Network, which is scheduled to launch in January. A formal announcement is expected as early as this week. Petitti's production skills earned him a sterling reputation at CBS Sports, and sources say he is making the move because he wants to run his own show.".... (Neil Best): "MLB last month hired executive search firm Spencer Stuart to find a CEO, who will report to the net's board, which consists of five owners, two MLB executives and two network partners:
- Royals Owner David Glass,
- White Sox Chair Jerry Reinsdorf,
- Red Sox Chair Tom Werner,
- Mets co-Owner Jeff Wilpon and
- A's Owner Lewis Wolff,
- MLB President Bob DuPuy and
- Exec VP/Business Tim Brosnan, along with
- DirecTV President Chase Carey and
- Comcast COO Steve Burke.
The CEO is expected to collaborate on a day-to-day basis with Brosnan.
MLB Senior VP/Broadcasting Chris Tully is expected to be tapped as COO, reporting to Petitti."
P.S. Someone described Jeff Wilpon as "James Dolan without a guitar." Which is still being kind.
I guess Hank's invitation got lost in the mail. No doubt they'll expect prompt and frequent cash payments from him. It could be worse--they could've put Randy Levine on this creepy list. (sm)
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